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Windows 8 shouldn’t be used on government computers, say IT experts

Internal documents of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs perused by a reporter of news outlet Zeit Online show (via Google Translate) that IT professionals working for …

Popular Windows downloader has secret DDoS capability

Unbeknownst to its users and perhaps even to its developers, the popular Windows download manager Orbit Downloader has been outfitted with a DDoS component. The Orbit …

Fingerprint algorithm for Android devices

Precise Biometrics AB has launched a new software product designed and optimized for embedding fingerprint verification on smartphones and tablets. Precise BioMatch Mobile …

Disaster recovery for public, private and hybrid clouds

Zerto announced Zerto Virtual Replication (ZVR) 3.0, a disaster recovery solution built for public, private and hybrid clouds. It includes new functionality for effective …

Ruling shows NSA misled the FISC about data collection volume and scope

A (redacted) FISA court opinion released yesterday by the US government has shown that in 2011, a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) found that for …

Mobile security management market to hit billion dollar mark

The Mobile Security Management (MSM) market is emerging as a strong, fledgling submarket of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM). As Mobile Device Management (MDM) evolves …

Banks risk shattering customer trust

According to Gallup’s 2012 report, “Confidence in Banks,” consumer confidence in U.S. banks hit a record low of 21 percent last year. The …

Ransomware changes Windows login credentials

So far, ransomware has mostly been spotted targeting US, Canadian, Australian and European users, but its not limited to hitting citizens of these traditionally prosperous …

ZeroAccess developers continue to innovate

A while ago a group of researchers has analyzed and tested the resilience of P2P botnets, and has discovered that while Zeus and Sality botnets are highly resilient to …

Secure enterprise file sharing from SolarWinds

SolarWinds announced new secure file sharing capabilities to its managed file transfer solution, SolarWinds Serv-U Managed File Transfer (MFT) Server. Serv-U MFT Server …

SwiftKey Cloud: Backup and sync your writing style

SwiftKey launched SwiftKey Cloud services as a free update to existing users. It gives users of the app the ability to seamlessly backup and sync their personal writing style …

NCP engineering adds elliptic curve cryptography to products

NCP engineering released new versions of its Windows-compatible IPsec VPN client suite and hybrid IPsec / SSL VPN gateway. NCP’s VPN client suite and gateway now come …

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